Yasuo - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.6%
Pick Rate
6.2%

Yasuovs Aphelios

BFighterAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 6, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Yasuo vs Aphelios is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Yasuo wins with a 64.3% win rate (+28.6%) over Aphelios based on 14 games. Yasuo wins the early laning phase while Aphelios scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Yasuo build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Yasuo vs Aphelios matchup.

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Yasuo Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Yasuo performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Yasuo - 64.3% win rate in this matchup
Yasuo
64.3% WR
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Aphelios vs Yasuo matchup - 35.7% win rate
Aphelios
35.7% WR

Who Wins the Yasuo vs Aphelios Matchup?

Yasuo wins the Yasuo vs Aphelios matchup
Winner
Yasuo
Matches: 14
64.3%
Win Rate
35.7%
7.1
CS / min
6.4
638
DMG / min
723
12,073
Gold / game
10,884
183
Heal / min
153
714
DMG Mitigated / min
400
0.8
CC / min
0.5
72.7%
Early Game WR
27.3%
33.3%
Late Game WR
66.7%

Yasuo vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

The Yasuo vs Aphelios matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 14 recent matches analyzed, Yasuo wins with a 64.3% win rate compared to Aphelios's 35.7%, giving Yasuo a 28.6 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Yasuo controls the early laning stage, but Aphelios outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Yasuo needs to press advantages before Aphelios reaches their power spikes, while Aphelios should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Yasuo leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yasuo players can confidently pick into Aphelios and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Aphelios away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Yasuo vs Aphelios Laning Phase Breakdown

Yasuo wins the laning phase against Aphelios in League of Legends

Yasuo is favored during the laning phase against Aphelios, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Yasuo holds advantages in farming, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
7.1Yasuo
6.4Aphelios
Yasuo edges out Aphelios by 0.7 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 11 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Yasuo.
Damage
638Yasuo
723Aphelios
Aphelios heavily out-damages Yasuo by 84 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Yasuo should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Aphelios's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,073Yasuo
10,884Aphelios
Yasuo generates a commanding 1,189 more gold per game than Aphelios. This substantial economic advantage means Yasuo consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Aphelios should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.8Yasuo
0.5Aphelios
Yasuo provides 0.3 seconds more crowd control per minute than Aphelios, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Yasuo coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
896Yasuo
553Aphelios
Yasuo vastly out-sustains Aphelios, healing and mitigating 344 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Yasuo can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Aphelios is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Aphelios, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Yasuo Build Against Aphelios

Armored Advance is the optimal boots choice against Aphelios, providing the mobility and stats Yasuo needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yasuo against Aphelios are Immortal Shieldbow, Kraken Slayer and Infinity Edge. This combination gives Yasuo an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yasuo vs Aphelios matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Yasuo
72.7%
+45.5% advantage
Yasuo early game win rateYasuo72.7%
Aphelios early game win rateAphelios27.3%
Late Game
Aphelios
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Yasuo late game win rateYasuo33.3%
Aphelios late game win rateAphelios66.7%

Yasuo dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 72.7% win rate — a 45.5 percentage point lead over Aphelios. This lopsided early game means Yasuo can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Aphelios is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Yasuo. Extended games heavily favor Aphelios, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Yasuo must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Aphelios reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Aphelios survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Yasuo Runes Against Aphelios

Precision rune tree - Yasuo primary runes vs ApheliosPrecision
Lethal Tempo - best Yasuo rune vs ApheliosAbsorb Life - best Yasuo rune vs ApheliosLegend: Alacrity - best Yasuo rune vs ApheliosLast Stand - best Yasuo rune vs Aphelios
Resolve rune tree - Yasuo secondary runes vs ApheliosResolve
Second Wind - best Yasuo rune vs ApheliosOvergrowth - best Yasuo rune vs Aphelios
100.0% WR

Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Yasuo to press their advantage against Aphelios, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Yasuo matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Yasuo's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Yasuo build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Yasuo matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
47.83%4607.091712,13047.9%47.8%
44.69%3586.974012,27839.7%48.5%
48.26%3447.081812,06349.0%47.6%
47.99%3236.887312,01450.7%46.0%
53.57%2527.187412,43354.5%52.7%
56.05%2487.183512,25358.7%54.0%
53.65%2337.084012,49256.6%51.2%
44.33%2036.891411,92845.0%43.8%
56.91%1886.894111,95059.8%54.2%
51.35%1857.079712,59154.5%49.1%
47.17%1596.977212,19452.3%43.6%
51.27%1587.388112,37749.4%53.3%
47.13%1577.275712,20947.1%47.2%
48.65%1487.178612,28448.5%48.8%
54.86%1446.983912,21859.2%50.0%
51.41%1426.877712,51456.9%47.6%
50.75%1346.987912,35646.7%54.0%
41.98%1316.976411,78745.0%39.4%
49.61%1297.283412,58850.9%48.6%
54.69%1287.291012,66142.9%62.0%
49.59%1236.871112,08953.2%45.9%
54.10%1226.693113,10762.5%48.6%
47.46%1187.293612,38453.5%41.7%
47.79%1136.978611,61744.9%50.0%
54.55%1107.191611,47858.3%50.0%
57.41%1086.687311,91353.7%61.1%
54.29%1057.280613,14243.9%60.9%
49.52%1056.980711,22745.1%53.7%
46.15%1047.189813,75258.8%40.0%
57.84%1026.679213,47756.3%59.3%
47.00%1007.081512,19450.0%44.4%
50.52%977.187611,36663.3%37.5%
40.63%967.290713,55567.7%25.8%
44.79%966.778512,32044.4%45.0%
44.68%946.791411,87945.1%44.2%
45.65%926.880212,71638.5%50.9%
48.35%916.982611,33037.2%58.3%
47.19%897.078811,27344.2%51.4%
50.57%877.182013,50655.8%45.5%
56.10%827.086813,88257.1%55.3%
51.22%827.686812,55862.8%38.5%
44.44%816.879411,87054.5%37.5%
50.00%807.184213,02950.0%50.0%
56.25%807.377712,93362.2%51.2%
52.63%767.293013,60558.1%48.9%
61.84%766.690713,48462.9%61.0%
37.84%746.773111,66437.1%38.5%
52.05%736.974612,08843.8%58.5%
46.58%736.973511,58743.6%50.0%
43.66%716.768611,45042.9%44.4%
41.43%707.086111,95630.6%52.9%
53.62%696.979512,50566.7%36.7%
50.00%687.289411,87259.5%38.7%
43.55%626.486411,63533.3%51.4%
52.46%616.678412,48236.0%63.9%
55.93%597.41,00312,32951.4%62.5%
54.24%596.983313,30052.0%55.9%
50.85%596.973912,74359.1%46.0%
52.63%577.583912,13569.7%29.2%
56.14%577.11,02511,79741.7%66.7%
48.21%566.785111,76640.0%54.8%
47.27%556.896212,47530.0%57.1%
41.82%557.077712,75931.8%48.5%
50.91%557.196212,81048.0%53.3%
60.00%556.993412,56666.7%54.8%
58.49%537.191514,14971.4%50.0%
52.83%536.477612,41957.7%48.1%
51.92%527.077911,76666.7%41.9%
51.02%496.983111,97150.0%51.9%
50.00%486.584711,70342.9%55.6%
48.89%456.786812,19036.4%60.9%
48.89%456.883312,05958.3%38.1%
61.36%447.284111,84661.5%61.1%
56.82%447.391612,10656.5%57.1%
52.27%446.784313,76158.8%48.1%
51.16%437.21,22712,44652.9%50.0%
74.36%397.091814,21084.6%69.2%
51.35%377.194213,37950.0%51.9%
43.24%376.875611,79220.0%59.1%
47.22%367.191312,70633.3%57.1%
58.33%366.687314,48353.9%60.9%
54.55%337.078312,38147.1%62.5%
65.63%327.594812,74375.0%50.0%
50.00%327.276712,78160.0%41.2%
62.50%326.81,04211,47064.3%61.1%
43.75%327.073311,38736.8%53.9%
45.16%317.294212,91153.9%38.9%
36.67%306.477311,51236.8%36.4%
51.72%297.578211,92557.1%46.7%
41.38%297.795313,30737.5%42.9%
32.14%286.368612,53016.7%43.8%
40.74%277.085711,59546.1%35.7%
55.56%276.681012,96136.4%68.8%
66.67%277.484812,60484.6%50.0%
26.92%267.186811,4869.1%40.0%
42.31%266.886713,22540.0%43.8%
53.85%267.072412,16987.5%38.9%
28.00%256.875413,01616.7%38.5%
30.43%237.380911,28336.4%25.0%
56.52%237.290911,37050.0%66.7%
68.18%227.290411,73060.0%75.0%
45.45%226.676411,59337.5%50.0%
50.00%206.781212,17481.8%11.1%
30.00%206.872211,44112.5%41.7%
47.37%197.177713,74830.0%66.7%
47.06%177.282812,63344.4%50.0%
40.00%156.495313,83340.0%40.0%
40.00%156.587210,35622.2%66.7%
40.00%157.185112,08950.0%33.3%
26.67%157.267713,5260.0%40.0%
28.57%146.790010,76720.0%33.3%
64.29%146.81,08814,093100.0%28.6%
35.71%146.971313,42633.3%37.5%
57.14%147.388810,10155.6%60.0%
64.29%147.163812,07372.7%33.3%
53.85%136.987213,54750.0%54.5%
38.46%136.372511,86250.0%28.6%
25.00%127.073010,1250.0%100.0%
50.00%126.01,01415,47525.0%62.5%
36.36%116.480811,49716.7%60.0%
40.00%106.768512,42825.0%50.0%
70.00%106.686911,46171.4%66.7%
50.00%106.799614,63233.3%57.1%
44.44%97.381911,31225.0%60.0%
66.67%97.180212,75380.0%50.0%
33.33%95.56239,23633.3%33.3%
62.50%86.784410,65125.0%100.0%
75.00%86.178515,3100.0%75.0%
57.14%77.287713,12433.3%75.0%
33.33%66.775512,31933.3%33.3%
50.00%67.41,10114,79666.7%33.3%
66.67%66.71,04513,63066.7%66.7%
20.00%55.178210,18125.0%0.0%
20.00%55.393013,7680.0%33.3%
20.00%57.41,03012,9940.0%33.3%
60.00%56.97488,04766.7%50.0%
20.00%56.992510,1680.0%33.3%
60.00%56.11,17915,1990.0%60.0%
80.00%55.986713,985100.0%75.0%
40.00%55.189613,9700.0%40.0%

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Yasuo vs Aphelios - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Yasuo do against Aphelios in League of Legends?

Yasuo wins the Yasuo vs Aphelios matchup with a 64.3% win rate compared to Aphelios's 35.7%, a 28.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 14 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Yasuo do against Aphelios in the early game?

In the early game, Yasuo has the advantage against Aphelios with a 72.7% win rate versus 27.3%. Yasuo players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Yasuo do against Aphelios in the late game?

In the late game, Aphelios takes over the Yasuo vs Aphelios matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Aphelios scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Yasuo vs Aphelios matchup?

Yasuo wins the matchup against Aphelios with a 64.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 28.6 percentage point advantage means Yasuo is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 14 games analyzed.

What is the best Yasuo build against Aphelios?

The best Yasuo build against Aphelios includes Immortal Shieldbow, Kraken Slayer, Infinity Edge with Armored Advance. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Yasuo runes against Aphelios?

The best Yasuo runes against Aphelios use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Yasuo vs Aphelios matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Yasuo counter Aphelios?

Yes, Yasuo has a favorable matchup against Aphelios with a 64.3% win rate. Yasuo strongly counters Aphelios in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Yasuo against Aphelios?

When playing Yasuo against Aphelios, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.